Shaving-paper holder.



E. M. HOLZ.

SHAVING PAPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1909.

Paten'sm Jan. 18, 1910.

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HOLDER.

D HAY 6, 1909.

Patented Jan. 1 910.

a sums-8 T 2 4 EdwknZ EDWARD HOLZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHAVING-PAPER norinnn.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed May 6, 1909. Serial No. 494,359. y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. HoLz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Paper Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for supporting a plurality of sheets of paper, and is designed more particularly for holding sheets of shaving paper inbarber shops and for like purposes, and has for one of its ob ects to provide a simply constructed device of this character in which the sheets of paper are held in convenient position for the removal of the sheets one at a time as required, and the unused sheets protected from loss or in- With this and other ob ects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the referred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective'view of the improved device complete. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the casing with the front and the paper holding device removed. Fig.

3 is a perspective view of the paper holding device, detached. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

The improved device comprises a casing formed with a vertical rear portion and spaced sides 11-12, said sides having inclined forward edges and united at their lower ends to a horizontal bottom member 13. At their upper edges the sides 11-12 approach the upper edge of the back 10 leaving a relatively narrow space which constitutes an opening in the top of the casing.

Formed Within the casings are guides 1 1-15, the guide devices being arranged in parallel-relations to the forward edges of the sides l112, and with stops 16-17 at their lower ends. The front of the casing is preferably in the form of an open framerlS with a lass front therein, the latter being indicated at 19, and the frame is preferably arranged to receive one or more slips of paper containing advertising matter, or information of any desired character, the

frames thus constituting a finish to the casing. The frame 18 may be as highly ornamental as desired, and the inner face of the frame and the portions of the sides 1112 between the closing frame and the guides ltconstitute a receptacle for the paper supporting member, as hereafter explained.

The paper holding portion of the im-' proved device is formed from a single piece of sheet metal bent into a relatively long lower portion 20 and a relatively short upper portion 21, the longer portion extending at an angle to the shorter portion as shown. The lower terminal of the portion 20 is bent over as shown at 22 to form a receptacle for the lower ends of the supply of paper, while the upper terminal of the upper portion 21 is also bent over as shown at 23 to form. a receptacle for the upper ends of the paper; The turned over portion 23 is also provided with a central recess 24. The longer portion 20 of the holding-plate together with its socket or receptacle 22 is adapted to be inserted through the aperture in the upper end of the casing and to.

bear between the guides 14-45 and the front closure frame 18, while the shorter portion 21 with its socket 23 extends above the casing and is inclined rearwardly thereof, as shown.

The sheets of paper are represented; at 25, and are cut into equal size and deposited within the holder and bear upon the back portions 20-21 with-their terminals in the sockets 22--23, and firmly retained in position thereby, as shown. WVhen thus arranged and supported with the lower portion 20 of the holder and the lower portion of the paper which is held thereby inserted within the receptacle formed for them in the casing, with the upper portions of the sheets exposed, a single sheet of the paper may be readily detached without disturbing the remainder by moistening the finger of one hand and inserting it in the rec ss 24 and in contact with the outermost sheet and drawing its upper end downwardly until it is free from the socket, 23 when it can readily be drawn upwardly and separated from the remaining sheets. Thus the sheets may be withdrawn one at a time as required, until every sheet in the holder is exhausted.

By providing a plurality of the holding devices, and supplying them with the sheets of paper the empty holding device may be removed and a' full holder inserted, without delay.

The closure 18 may be secured in any suitable manner to the casing, either by screws 26, or hinged thereto, as shown in Fig. 5, and it is not desired therefore to limit the invention to any specific means for connecting the closure to the casing.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be formed of any suitable material, and of any required size, and arranged to hold as many sheets of the paper as may be required.

lhe improved device will be found very convenient for the use of barbers to hold sheets of shaving paper, but it will be understood that the improved device may be applied to any purpose to which it is adapted, and it is not desired therefore to limit'the invention to any specific purpose.

What is claimed, is

1. In a device of the class described a casing having an opening in the upper end and with internal inclined guides terminating at said opening, a supporting plate bent into a relatively long and a relatively short portion with the shorter portion extending at an angle to the longer portions, the terminals of the plate being turned over to form paper receiving sockets, said longer portion together with its sockets extending through the aperture in the casing and engaging the internal guides thereof, and the shorter portion of the plate together with its socket extending above the casing and inclined re ar wardly thereof.

2. In a device of the class described a, paper holder comprising a plate bent intermediate its ends into a relatively long portion and a relatively short portion, the shorter portion extending at an angle to the longer portion, the free ends of said portions being bent into paper receiving sockets, the socket of the shorter portion having an intermediate cavity.

3. In a device of the class described a casing open at the front and having an opening in the upper end and with internal inclined guides terminating at said opening and spaced from said open front, a supporting plate bent into a relatively long and a relatively short portion with the shorter portion extending at an angle to the longer portion, the terminals of tlieplate being turned over to form paper receiving sockets, said longer portion together with its sockets extending through the aperture in the casing and en gaging the internal guides thereof, and the shorter portion of the plate together With its socket extending above the casing and inclined rearwardly thereof, and a detachable closure for the open front of the casing and operating to retain the paper holding device in position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD M. HOLZ. lVitnesses:

WM. HOFFMANN, F. G. How. 

